Jesus' death on the cross was the fulfillment of the Jewish sacrificial laws. He was the perfect lamb of God sacrificed to take away our sins.
That raised a question in my mind ome time ago. Why did Jesus die on Passover? Why didn't the crucifixion happen on the Day of Atonement?
Here's my thought: Passover is the day the old covenant began. So Jesus initiates the new covenant on Passover, because Passover is the day for covenants.
2 comments:
Passover is the festival of salvation, of redemption. Have a look at the significance of the cups of wine, the bread of affliction, the purging of leaven (and what that symbolizes), and the passing-over from death to life.
By comparison, Yom Kippur- important as it is- represents reconciliation, but it isn't Passover.
Amen, Speculator
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